Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature
Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument reached its final operating temperature of below 7 kelvins
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Scientists Use NASA Satellite Data to Track Ocean Microplastics from Space
The new technique relies on satellites that measure wind speed and ocean roughness
A Mission to Find the Next Earth
Astronomers present a concept for the next NASA flagship mission
MIT and NASA Engineers Demonstrate a New Kind of Airplane Wing
Assembled from tiny identical pieces, the wing could enable lighter, more energy-efficient aircraft designs
How Spaceflight Changes Gene Expression
Identical twin astronauts are subjects of NASA’s Twins Study. One spent a year in space while the other stayed on Earth as a control subject
First Look at Jupiter's Poles Shows Strange Geometric Arrays of Storms
The biggest planet in the solar system has no tilt as it moves, so its poles have never been visible from Earth
On Second Thought, the Moon's Water May Be Widespread and Immobile
Evidence from two lunar missions shows the Moon's water is not confined to a particular region and is not easily accessible
New NASA Study Improves Search for Habitable Worlds
New work will help astronomers allocate scarce observing time to the most promising candidates for habitability
New, High-Tech Lab Enables NAU Researchers, Students to Command Mars Curiosity Rover
Christopher Edwards, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, along with his students and postdocs, will use this facility to collaborate with scientists from throughout the country, as well as engineers and rover operators at JPL
What Will a Lab on Mars Be Like?
A lab on Mars would be essential to future manned missions and the search for life